After only 23 minutes of deliberations, an Indian River County jury entered a defense verdict for Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (“Coke Florida”) and its driver.  Plaintiff claimed a rear-end collision caused her to have a broken bone in her neck and two neck surgeries, asking the jury to award over a million dollars in damages.  The trial team convinced the jury the accident was not the legal cause of Plaintiff’s injuries.  Defendants will be moving for their attorneys’ fees based on Plaintiff’s rejection of their Proposal for Settlement.  Judge Janet Croom presided.

Attorney Rob Blank of the firm’s Tampa office along with attorney Damien Orato and paralegal Cindy Bowers of the firm’s Orlando office recently tried a case representing the Defendants in an industrial equipment accident resulting in a fractured talus bone in Plaintiff’s left foot, in which Defendants admitted liability and admitted causation.  During closing arguments Plaintiff’s counsel asked the jury to award a total of $2,118,760.55.  On October 6, 2021 the jury returned a verdict awarding Plaintiff $45,000, the exact amount of Defendants’ offer before trial.